Saturday, 21 March 2015

Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle

Last night was the best so far this year for moths - 31 moths of 9 species. Nothing new for the year though: 9 Common Flat-bodies Agonopterix heracliana, March Moth, 2 Shoulder Stripes, 2 Small Quakers, 6 Common Quakers, 3 Clouded Drabs, Twin-spotted Quaker, 6 Hebrew Characters and Early Grey.A tiny insect on one of the egg-trays had me confused for a while. Under a lens things became clearer - it was a new species for me, the Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle Pogonocherus hispidus.